BAKER, CA. (Pain In The Pass) >> A vehicle fire sparked a small brush fire near Halloran Spring/Baker Saturday afternoon.

California Highway Patrol and firefighters were getting calls of a white sedan on fire. Located on northbound Interstate 15 about 2 miles before the Halloran Summit Road exit, about 2:12pm on Saturday May 28, 2022.

Firefighters were on the scene quickly. The car fire also spread to nearby brush due to gusty winds and the vehicle went off the right shoulder of the freeway about 100 feet. Fire crews extinguish the car and the nearby brush.

Everybody did escape the vehicle before it became fully engulfed. No injuries were reported at the scene. The cause of the vehicle fire and why the vehicle was off the roadway is unknown at this time.

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